A Combat Sports Legal Resource

Month: July 2017

Last week NextGen Brazillian Jiu Jitsu hosted an amateur BJJ contest despite the Province saying such events are illegal. In an interesting twist Toronto police officers were present but not to arrest anyone, rather they posed for photos with participants thumbing their nose at the Province’s position. The Province, apparently not too pleased with this … More After BJJ Tournament Ontario Doubles Down on “Illegal” Combat Sports

Common sense tells us taking hits to the head it bad but for those who choose a career in combative or contact sports (and also for those that regulate these sports) the elusive question is how much ‘mileage’ is too much? A recent study, published in the Journal of Radiology, shows some promise in getting … More MRI Study Shows Promise Tracking Brain Damage in Fighters

At this week’s Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports convention attending regulators have unanimously agreed to adopt an instant replay policy for Mixed Martial Arts. This is framed as a ‘policy’ item as opposed to a rule or regulation in hopes that all member commissions automatically follow this practice. In realtity, however, a jurisdiction by … More ABC Adopts Instant Replay Policy for MMA

At this week’s Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports convention attending regulators have agreed to unanimously add 4 new weight classes for Mixed Martial Arts. It is worth noting the new weight classes are not mandatory for promoters so an organization such as the UFC is under no obligation to expand their roster to new … More ABC Adopts 4 New MMA Weight Classes

Update July 26, 2017 – As reported by Kirik Jenness, these rules have been adopted by unanimous vote. __________________________________ This week the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports are having their annual convention hosted at the Mohegan Sun Casino. Among the noteworthy agenda items is a vote on a set of unified rules for … More ABC to Vote on Unified Rules of Kickboxing

Update July 22, 2017 – This tournament went off without a hitch. Accounts from Facebook show that not only did the local city police not press any charges they were even in attendance and posed for this photo. This is an interesting scenario with the Province saying BJJ contests are presently illegal and with Toronto … More Ontario BJJ Tournament Plays a Game of Legal Chicken With the Province

Adding to this site’s combat sports safety study archives, a recent study was published in the South African Journal of Sports Medicine looking at injury rates in an African MMA promotion and concluding that the injury rates are higher than those noted from US based competitions. The authors noted Overall injury prevalence appears to be as … More Study – Previous MMA Injury Doubles Risk of Injury in Following Fight

Reasons for judgement were released this week by the US District Court, E.D. Louisiana, awarding damages for the piracy of UFC 183. In the recent case (Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. DML, LLC) the Defendant operated a sports bar which displayed UFC 183 without paying the commercial sub-licencing fee. The Plaintiff obtained default judgement of … More $25,000 Damages Awarded for UFC 183 Piracy

Update July 15, 2017– USADA have confirmed Mayweather is being tested by them. This leaves the only question of why the NAC have not bothered obtaining a copy of the anti-doping contract between Mayweather Promotions and USADA. ______________________ Conor McGregor has been subject to random out of competition drug testing by the United States Anti … More Are Mayweather and McGregor on an Even Anti-Doping Testing Landscape?